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Re: Fox News Poll: Most Voters Say Allow Gays to Serve Openly

Originally Posted by Navy Pride

He should have never been kicked out......He did not break DADT.......You are still a long way from having gays serve openly in the armed forces though.........

Actually, he did. He was operating as a gay activist, right out in the open. I wonder if Dick Cheney gave his blessing, since he supports reconsidering DADT. Or how about Colin Powell? Or the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of staff? You are not only outvoted, but also outranked. Good thing you are retired. Charges of insubordination would really suck. LOL.

Re: Fox News Poll: Most Voters Say Allow Gays to Serve Openly

Originally Posted by CriticalThought

It's strange how gays never bring it up, only the conservatives. That is why I was saying, nobody talks about gay sex in public as much as conservatives do. It's funny how obsessed you guys seem to be about it.

There isn't a person on this board that starts more gay posts than Navy Pride. He is obsessed with homosexuality.

Re: Fox News Poll: Most Voters Say Allow Gays to Serve Openly

Originally Posted by danarhea

Actually, he did. He was operating as a gay activist, right out in the open. I wonder if Dick Cheney gave his blessing, since he supports reconsidering DADT. Or how about Colin Powell? Or the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of staff? You are not only outvoted, but also outranked. Good thing you are retired. Charges of insubordination would really suck. LOL.

Re: Fox News Poll: Most Voters Say Allow Gays to Serve Openly

Originally Posted by CriticalThought

It's strange how gays never bring it up, only the conservatives. That is why I was saying, nobody talks about gay sex in public as much as conservatives do. It's funny how obsessed you guys seem to be about it.

Re: Fox News Poll: Most Voters Say Allow Gays to Serve Openly

"Results of an Internet poll released Tuesday show most serving in the military approve of working with openly gay service members.

The Washington, D.C., and New York City-based Zogby International Poll revealed 73 percent of military members are comfortable with gays.

Of the 545 polled online, nearly one-fourth said they knew of at least one person in their unit who is gay or lesbian, with 21 percent of those being in combat units. The troops polled had all served in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to the report. Although the majority polled approved of gays in the military, active-duty personnel and officers with 15 years or more of service were least likely to support them."

Results of the survey did not make news until July 2009. Washington Times Base News Editor Grace Vuoto reported that the MOAA survey revealed strong support for current policy (16%) or an even stronger law excluding homosexuals from the military (52%). The same combined percentage, 68%, expressed the belief that repeal of the 1993 law would have a very negative effect (48%) or a moderately negative effect (20%) on troop morale and military readiness.

Contrary to stereotypes about the views of younger men and women, the MOAA survey of 1,664 respondents included a significant number of younger, active-duty or drilling reserve/guard personnel who were largely tolerant of homosexuality in other situations.

Re: Fox News Poll: Most Voters Say Allow Gays to Serve Openly

Results of the survey did not make news until July 2009. Washington Times Base News Editor Grace Vuoto reported that the MOAA survey revealed strong support for current policy (16%) or an even stronger law excluding homosexuals from the military (52%). The same combined percentage, 68%, expressed the belief that repeal of the 1993 law would have a very negative effect (48%) or a moderately negative effect (20%) on troop morale and military readiness.

Contrary to stereotypes about the views of younger men and women, the MOAA survey of 1,664 respondents included a significant number of younger, active-duty or drilling reserve/guard personnel who were largely tolerant of homosexuality in other situations.

Thanks for finding this.....I hope you don't mind but I posted the link on another DADT thread........

Re: Fox News Poll: Most Voters Say Allow Gays to Serve Openly

LOL! There are thousands of reasons to not let gays serve openly in the military, here's #373:

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